







The Most Famous
Noblemen from Denmark
Top 10 Danish Noblemen
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Danish Noblemen of all time. This list of famous Danish Noblemen is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Danish Noblemen.
- #1

Margrethe II of Denmark
b. 1940
HPI 86.69100 langsMargrethe II of Denmark is most famous for being the queen of Denmark. She is the youngest daughter of King Frederick IX and Queen Ingrid....Read moreShow less
Margrethe II of Denmark is most famous for being the queen of Denmark. She is the youngest daughter of King Frederick IX and Queen Ingrid. She became the queen in 1972 when her father died.
- #2

Frederik X
b. 1968
HPI 76.7872 langsFrederik, Crown Prince of Denmark is most famous for being the son of Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik. He is the heir to the Danish...Read moreShow less
Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark is most famous for being the son of Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik. He is the heir to the Danish throne and will become the King of Denmark when his mother dies or abdicates.
- #3

Princess Charlotte of Denmark
1789 - 1864
HPI 71.6328 langsPrincess of Hesse-Kassel
- #4

Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye
850 - 891
HPI 69.0927 langsSigurd Snake-in-the-eye is most famous for killing the dragon Fafnir, who was guarding a hoard of treasure.
- #5

Christina of Denmark
1521 - 1590
HPI 68.7940 langsChristina of Denmark is most famous for being the Queen of Sweden and Norway. She was the only surviving daughter of King Christian II of...Read moreShow less
Christina of Denmark is most famous for being the Queen of Sweden and Norway. She was the only surviving daughter of King Christian II of Denmark, and she was the sister of King Christian III of Denmark. She had a long and successful reign in Sweden and Norway.
- #6

Elizabeth of Denmark, Duchess of Mecklenburg
1524 - 1586
HPI 68.7324 langsduchess consort of Mecklenburg
- #7

Princess Ingeborg of Denmark
1878 - 1958
HPI 67.5234 langsPrincess Ingeborg of Denmark is most famous for being the wife of King Christian IX of Denmark.
- #8

Princess Marie Luise Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel
1814 - 1895
HPI 65.0719 langsPrincess Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-Dessau
- #9

Ernest Günther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
1609 - 1689
HPI 63.9518 langsDuke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
- #10

Princess Frederica Amalia of Denmark
1649 - 1704
HPI 63.8925 langsDuchess consort of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp
People by Birth Decade
Browse notable Danish Noblemen grouped by birth decade. Each decade shows the top 10 by HPI; expand to see everyone.
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Overlapping Lives
Which Noblemen were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 8 most globally memorable Noblemen since 1700.























